Samuel Jackson will
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Abstract
Last will and testament of Samuel Jackson of Hempstead in Queens County, the Province of New York. The will is dated April 22, 1728 and contains a reference to an enslaved Black person.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
Last will and testament of Samuel Jackson of Hempstead in Queens County, the Province of New York. The will is dated April 22, 1728 and contains a reference to an enslaved Black person.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Samuel Jackson will, 1977.548, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1977.
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Processing Information
Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the abstract note in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in December 2020.
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.